IBA Snowbears Select USBL Coach Rick Ross

August 12, 1997

Magic City SnowBears of the IBA
International Basketball Association
grab a coach

By MIKE SCHERTING Sports Editor
The Magic City Snowbears


Rick Ross, who most recently
led the Raleigh Cougars into the finals
of the United States Basketball League
playoffs in there first year will be the man
on the bench for the 1997-98 International Basketball
Association season, which begins Nov. 29 for Magic City.
Cougars place 3 on the all rookie team

The Snowbears had narrowed
the selection to three finalists before choosing Ross.

''We know we did a real good search
because two of the guys got hired by
NBA teams,'' said Tom Anderson,
one of the Snowbears owners. ''We know
we're getting a top-notch guy.
Coach Rick Ross plays the type of basketball
that we like -- fast, up-tempo.
And also what he's done with every team he's coached in
the USBL is he's gotten his players
chances at the next level.''

Anderson added that he talked with
several of last year's Snowbears who
want to return this year and that
Ross appeared to be
the type of coach the players would respond to.

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"Ross is the kind of guy that fit the bill,'' Anderson said.
Among those interested in returning to
Minot for another IBA season, according to
Anderson, are Calvin Rayford,
Bryant Basemore, Kenyon Murray, Johnelle
Sloan, Darrell Parker and Ryan Hoover.
Ross is expected to do scouting and pre-season work
on his return from Seoul Korea in North Carolina
and be in Minot by Nov. 1st